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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS450 - FKCC Lagoon

27 September, 2018

Team Leader
Curtiss Carter
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
350 lbs (estimated)

24.58372, -81.745523

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS450 - FKCC Lagoon
Organization/Dive Centre
Florida Keys Community College
City
Key West
Country
United States
Date
27 September, 2018
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.58372
Longitude: -81.745523
Weather Conditions
Calm and Sunny
Survey Depth Range
25–39 feet
Area Surveyed
40000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 4
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 6
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 200

Large plastic funnel

Food wrappers

Plastic drinking bottles

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